Chapter 192: Visiting the Night Market
Tang Yichen wanted to send the teachers back to the academy, but was rejected by the teachers.
The teachers didn't drink, so there was no need for him to see them off. After they told Tang Yichen to go back and rest early, a dozen people left together.
"Brother..." Qin Huiyin jumped out from behind to scare him.
Tang Yichen's expression did not change, and he touched the top of her head: "Your shadow has betrayed you."
"Can't you just cooperate with me?" Qin Huiyin curled her lips.
She leaned in closer and sniffed, then said in surprise, "There's no smell of alcohol at all. Didn't you drink? No, that's not right. Even if you didn't drink, others would have smelled of alcohol if they did."
"The teachers didn't drink." Tang Yichen said, "The teachers said that I am only a scholar now, so I can't be proud and complacent. I won't drink the wine until I pass the imperial examination."
In fact, the masters did not want to be too extravagant. Qingyue Restaurant was the most expensive restaurant in the area. The dishes they had today were already too luxurious, and the decades-old wines were even more expensive. They did not want to feel uneasy for the next few months after drinking such a meal.
If it was Tang Yichen himself, he would not be willing to eat and drink so much. However, he was hosting a banquet for the teachers who had done him a favor. He just wanted to express his most sincere gratitude.
"Brother, you have met many noble people." Qin Huiyin said, "You must be a good official in the future and pass on the kindness you have received."
Tang Yichen touched Qin Huiyin's hair and said, "Silly sister, I am only a scholar now, and I still have a long way to go before I can pass the imperial examination. You said that, as if the official position has already belonged to your brother."
"I believe you, you can do it." Qin Huiyin said seriously, "You are so determined, what can't you do?"
"Okay, then I will continue to work hard to make my sister a member of an official family, and I can do whatever she wants in the future." Tang Yichen promised. "For this goal, we must not slack off in the future."
"Even if we can't relax, that's something that will happen after tomorrow. Now that we've finished the exam and got good grades, we should relax. Let's go to the night market."
Qin Huiyin took Tang Yichen's arm and led the three sisters of the Tang family to the busiest street.
"I went to settle the bill just now, and the shopkeeper said that Miss Xia would come to you to settle the bill, so the money has not been given to Miss Xia yet. When you are free some other day, ask Miss Xia how much money it is. This money must be a lot, and I don't have the ability to make money now, so you can put it on my account first, and I will make up for it later."
"Then I'm going to buy a golden abacus later." Qin Huiyin said seriously.
"What do you want to buy the golden abacus for?" Tang Yichen was puzzled.
"I want to count all the money in our family, yours, mine, Sister Luwu's, and my younger brother's. I need to buy a golden abacus to count them all." Qin Huiyin said.
If Tang Yichen still couldn't tell that Qin Huiyin was angry, then he was a real nerd.
"Then don't buy it. The golden abacus is too expensive. If our family buys it now, we will lose everything." Tang Yichen said mischievously, "When big brother has money, I will buy you one to listen to the sound."
Tang Luwu chuckled.
Tang Yi was so happy that he couldn't stop laughing.
Qin Huiyin saw that Tang Yichen also knew how to joke, and the unhappiness in her heart disappeared. She pointed at the candy opposite and said, "I want to eat that. I can buy candy without the golden abacus, right?"
"Yes. I'll go buy it right away."
There is no curfew in the current court, so the market is also very lively at night.
It was Tang Luwu and Tang Yixiao’s first time visiting the night market. They found everything new to them and walked around, stopping and looking around at the stalls.
It was the peak time for the night market, with people coming and going, and people always jostling for position. Qin Huiyin just looked at the jugglers for a few more times, and when she turned around, she couldn't find the two people.
"Where are Luwu and Xiaodi?" Tang Yichen came back with three portions of candy.
"Just now a group of people squeezed in to watch the acrobatic performance. When I turned back, they had been dispersed by the crowd. Now there are too many people and I can't find them."
"Then just ignore them. They are grown-ups, and they have money on them. They can buy whatever they want to eat and play whatever they want. When they get tired of playing, they can just go back to the inn."
"So we won't look for them?"
"I won't look for you anymore." Tang Yichen took her hand. "There are too many people here. Be careful not to get separated from us. I'll hold you."
Among the crowd, several people wearing cloaks stopped at the entrance of the alley.
"Brother Ze, the fish has taken the bait." Jiang Qibin said excitedly, "As you said, we revealed that the purchasing office was a lucrative job and could embezzle a lot of money. Tong Baotou couldn't hold his temper and tried every means to snatch this job from you. You deliberately made a mistake, and the other party took over the purchasing office's job. Now his people buy low-quality goods at low prices and accept bribes from those merchants. We let Shouhou and his gang rob the gang, robbing their goods here and the merchants' just-received payments there. Now they all think it was a conspiracy by the other party and are tearing each other apart!"
"Has Captain Feng brought anyone over?"
"Old Feng is very kind. If we give him such a great credit, he will definitely speak well of you in front of the county magistrate and Lord Wen. Old Feng is much more reliable than Qian Baotou." "Boss, what should we do with that batch of inferior goods?"
"Since it is of inferior quality, send it to the blacksmith shop to be remelted. Tell Fang the blacksmith that brothers should settle accounts clearly. Although I am his partner, my brothers need to eat. Whatever silver this ironware can be sold for, give it all to Shouhou and the others."
"Brother Ze, you don't have to give it all to me. You've also contributed a lot." Chen Yong said, "Shou Hou and the others have never gone hungry since they followed you, and they've made some big profits recently."
"They work with me, so of course I won't let them starve. They've been helping me keep an eye on Mr. Gong's silk shop recently and it's been very hard. I can't let them guard it for so long in vain. I'll just consider this as my wages." After Song Ruize finished speaking, he was about to go back to the dam, but he saw Tang Yichen and Qin Huiyin walking towards him, talking and laughing.
He put on his hat.
The others followed his gaze and saw the two men.
"Brother Ze, sister Huiyin..."
"Don't talk." Song Ruize frowned, pushed his hat down, and walked past her.
Several others followed him.
Qin Huiyin suddenly stopped and looked back in confusion.
"What's wrong?" Tang Yichen asked.
"Nothing." Qin Huiyin said, pulling her hand out of Tang Yichen's. "There's no one here."
Song Ruize didn't stop until Qin Huiyin and Tang Yichen walked away.
He turned around and asked, "Is today the day for the college entrance examination to announce the results?"
"Maybe. We don't do scientific research, so we haven't paid attention to it." Jiang Qibin said.
"Today is the day to announce the results," Jiang Qingnan said from the side. "I took a look when I passed by, and the young master of the Tang family is the first."
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